Book one in the Dark Times Trilogy, Dark Times, tells the tale of a teenage boy named Daniel Harper who must come to terms with losing a forbidden love. Soon, he is hurled into a world of magic, strange wonders and horrors beyond his wildest imagination. Learning the role his deceased father played upon his life as well as others around him, he is then faced with a decision. Should he turn away from his duty to save those he cares for or stand firm and walk into the unknown. In the end he must come to terms with himself and choose a road to follow before everything he holds dear to his heart is destroyed.